Departures is KCET's hyper-local web documentary, community engagement tool and digital literacy program about the cultural history of Los Angeles' neighborhoods.
Liska Mendoza - Oakwood Recreation Center
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The only public green space in the highly dense neighborhood of Oakwood is the Oakwood Recreation Center. A decade or so ago, before curfews and injunctions were put in place, the park was a haven for drug peddlers and prostitutes. Today, the center is turning its face back to the community, providing services and creating a neutral zone for residents, dog handlers and RV's alike.
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JUDSON STUDIOS
In 1867, William Lees Judson founded the Colonial Glass Company in Garvanza. Judson, a skilled painter and craftsman, had originally come to the area because he thought the climate might be suitable for a weak constitution.
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PLEIN AIR
Plein Air was a style of painting descended from French Impressionism, the French term for "open air" indicating the artist painted outdoors.
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ARTS & CRAFTS MOVEMENT
In the midst of the Industrial Revolution, a desire for the handmade craftsmanship of wares and decorative items begin to influence design philosophies in Great Britain. This movement spread throughout Europe and then to North America and became what we now know as the Arts and Crafts movement. Southern Californian artists and architects involved in this movement found special forms of inspiration and opportunity along the Arroyo Seco.
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GARVANZA
Originally, Garvanza was one of the many sectioned plots of the Rancho San Rafael and was mainly a collection of garbanzo bean fields - hence its original name "Garbanzo."
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